ajiri

ajiri

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic أَجَرَ‎ (ʾajara).

Verb

-ajiri (infinitive kuajiri)

1. to hire, to employ

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ajiri
Non-finite forms
Form					Positive							Negative
Infinitive					kuajiri							kutoajiri
Simple finite forms
Positive form					Singular							Plural
Imperative					ajiri							ajirini
Habitual					huajiri
Complex finite forms
Polarity	Persons				Persons / Classes		Classes
	1st		2nd		3rd / M-wa		M-mi		Ma		Ki-vi		N		U	Ku	Pa	Mu
	Sg.	Pl.	Sg.	Pl.	Sg. / 1	Pl. / 2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11 / 14	15 / 17	16	18
Past Positive niliajiri naliajiri tuliajiri twaliajiri uliajiri waliajiri mliajiri mwaliajiri aliajiri waliajiri uliajiri iliajiri liliajiri yaliajiri kiliajiri viliajiri iliajiri ziliajiri uliajiri kuliajiri paliajiri muliajiri Relative nilioajiri nalioajiri tulioajiri twalioajiri ulioajiri walioajiri mlioajiri mwalioajiri alioajiri walioajiri ulioajiri ilioajiri lilioajiri yalioajiri kilioajiri vilioajiri ilioajiri zilioajiri ulioajiri kulioajiri palioajiri mulioajiri Negative sikuajiri hatukuajiri hukuajiri hamkuajiri hakuajiri hawakuajiri haukuajiri haikuajiri halikuajiri hayakuajiri hakikuajiri havikuajiri haikuajiri hazikuajiri haukuajiri hakukuajiri hapakuajiri hamukuajiri
Present Positive ninaajiri naajiri tunaajiri unaajiri mnaajiri anaajiri wanaajiri unaajiri inaajiri linaajiri yanaajiri kinaajiri vinaajiri inaajiri zinaajiri unaajiri kunaajiri panaajiri munaajiri Relative ninaoajiri naoajiri tunaoajiri unaoajiri mnaoajiri anaoajiri wanaoajiri unaoajiri inaoajiri linaoajiri yanaoajiri kinaoajiri vinaoajiri inaoajiri zinaoajiri unaoajiri kunaoajiri panaoajiri munaoajiri Negative siajiri hatuajiri huajiri hamajiri haajiri hawaajiri hauajiri haiajiri haliajiri hayaajiri hakiajiri haviajiri haiajiri haziajiri hauajiri hakuajiri hapaajiri hamuajiri
Future Positive nitaajiri tutaajiri utaajiri mtaajiri ataajiri wataajiri utaajiri itaajiri litaajiri yataajiri kitaajiri vitaajiri itaajiri zitaajiri utaajiri kutaajiri pataajiri mutaajiri Relative nitakaoajiri tutakaoajiri utakaoajiri mtakaoajiri atakaoajiri watakaoajiri utakaoajiri itakaoajiri litakaoajiri yatakaoajiri kitakaoajiri vitakaoajiri itakaoajiri zitakaoajiri utakaoajiri kutakaoajiri patakaoajiri mutakaoajiri Negative sitaajiri hatutaajiri hutaajiri hamtaajiri hataajiri hawataajiri hautaajiri haitaajiri halitaajiri hayataajiri hakitaajiri havitaajiri haitaajiri hazitaajiri hautaajiri hakutaajiri hapataajiri hamutaajiri
Subjunctive Positive niajiri tuajiri uajiri majiri aajiri waajiri uajiri iajiri liajiri yaajiri kiajiri viajiri iajiri ziajiri uajiri kuajiri paajiri muajiri Negative nisiajiri tusiajiri usiajiri msiajiri asiajiri wasiajiri usiajiri isiajiri lisiajiri yasiajiri kisiajiri visiajiri isiajiri zisiajiri usiajiri kusiajiri pasiajiri musiajiri
Present Conditional Positive ningeajiri tungeajiri ungeajiri mngeajiri angeajiri wangeajiri ungeajiri ingeajiri lingeajiri yangeajiri kingeajiri vingeajiri ingeajiri zingeajiri ungeajiri kungeajiri pangeajiri mungeajiri Negative nisingeajiri singeajiri tusingeajiri hatungeajiri usingeajiri hungeajiri msingeajiri hamngeajiri asingeajiri hangeajiri wasingeajiri hawangeajiri usingeajiri haungeajiri isingeajiri haingeajiri lisingeajiri halingeajiri yasingeajiri hayangeajiri kisingeajiri hakingeajiri visingeajiri havingeajiri isingeajiri haingeajiri zisingeajiri hazingeajiri usingeajiri haungeajiri kusingeajiri hakungeajiri pasingeajiri hapangeajiri musingeajiri hamungeajiri
Past Conditional Positive ningaliajiri tungaliajiri ungaliajiri mngaliajiri angaliajiri wangaliajiri ungaliajiri ingaliajiri lingaliajiri yangaliajiri kingaliajiri vingaliajiri ingaliajiri zingaliajiri ungaliajiri kungaliajiri pangaliajiri mungaliajiri Negative nisingaliajiri singaliajiri tusingaliajiri hatungaliajiri usingaliajiri hungaliajiri msingaliajiri hamngaliajiri asingaliajiri hangaliajiri wasingaliajiri hawangaliajiri usingaliajiri haungaliajiri isingaliajiri haingaliajiri lisingaliajiri halingaliajiri yasingaliajiri hayangaliajiri kisingaliajiri hakingaliajiri visingaliajiri havingaliajiri isingaliajiri haingaliajiri zisingaliajiri hazingaliajiri usingaliajiri haungaliajiri kusingaliajiri hakungaliajiri pasingaliajiri hapangaliajiri musingaliajiri hamungaliajiri
Conditional Contrary to Fact Positive ningeliajiri tungeliajiri ungeliajiri mngeliajiri angeliajiri wangeliajiri ungeliajiri ingeliajiri lingeliajiri yangeliajiri kingeliajiri vingeliajiri ingeliajiri zingeliajiri ungeliajiri kungeliajiri pangeliajiri mungeliajiri
General Relative Positive niajiri tuajiri uajiri majiri aajiri waajiri uajiri iajiri liajiri yaajiri kiajiri viajiri iajiri ziajiri uajiri kuajiri paajiri muajiri Negative nisioajiri tusioajiri usioajiri msioajiri asioajiri wasioajiri usioajiri isioajiri lisioajiri yasioajiri kisioajiri visioajiri isioajiri zisioajiri usioajiri kusioajiri pasioajiri musioajiri
Gnomic Positive naajiri twaajiri waajiri mwaajiri aajiri waajiri waajiri yaajiri laajiri yaajiri chaajiri vyaajiri yaajiri zaajiri waajiri kwaajiri paajiri mwaajiri
Perfect Positive nimeajiri tumeajiri umeajiri mmeajiri ameajiri wameajiri umeajiri imeajiri limeajiri yameajiri kimeajiri vimeajiri imeajiri zimeajiri umeajiri kumeajiri pameajiri mumeajiri
"Already" Positive nimeshaajiri tumeshaajiri umeshaajiri mmeshaajiri ameshaajiri wameshaajiri umeshaajiri imeshaajiri limeshaajiri yameshaajiri kimeshaajiri vimeshaajiri imeshaajiri zimeshaajiri umeshaajiri kumeshaajiri pameshaajiri mumeshaajiri
"Not yet" Negative sijaajiri hatujaajiri hujaajiri hamjaajiri hajaajiri hawajaajiri haujaajiri haijaajiri halijaajiri hayajaajiri hakijaajiri havijaajiri haijaajiri hazijaajiri haujaajiri hakujaajiri hapajaajiri hamujaajiri
"If/When" Positive nikiajiri tukiajiri ukiajiri mkiajiri akiajiri wakiajiri ukiajiri ikiajiri likiajiri yakiajiri kikiajiri vikiajiri ikiajiri zikiajiri ukiajiri kukiajiri pakiajiri mukiajiri
"If not" Negative nisipoajiri tusipoajiri usipoajiri msipoajiri asipoajiri wasipoajiri usipoajiri isipoajiri lisipoajiri yasipoajiri kisipoajiri visipoajiri isipoajiri zisipoajiri usipoajiri kusipoajiri pasipoajiri musipoajiri
Consecutive Positive nikaajiri tukaajiri ukaajiri mkaajiri akaajiri wakaajiri ukaajiri ikaajiri likaajiri yakaajiri kikaajiri vikaajiri ikaajiri zikaajiri ukaajiri kukaajiri pakaajiri mukaajiri
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -ajiria
  • Causative: -ajirisha
  • Passive: -ajiriwa